Disk Defragmenter error - CHKDSK /F tried many fixes listed in this site & they do not work - please help! Windows XP

I have the problem of error Disk Defrag as described in many articles on this site and I tried to use your method of repair twice, both times which could not solve the problem.

I have a "dirty Bit", as shown in the second line, but your other directions does not solve the problem.  Please note that after your direction to type chkdsk c: /f /r ask Y / N question which you note in your direction.  the system won't let you leave without answering the question. I tried both Y & N responses and both failed to solve the problem.

My problem started with me updating my Itunes program.  I tried to do the update, but for one reason or another that the update would not take, I took all the update prgrams (new) is installed.  That's when all my problems.

I lost half of my available disk space on my c: drive even if I removed the additional programs, and more I can't defragment my c: drive as I continue to get the chkdsk /f error code.

I'm running an old Sony Vaio PC with 60 GB of available disk space. Windows XP.

Any other suggestions?  I searched around on google and there are all kinds of software "for sale" and repairs that do not also work that supposedely will solve the problem.  I don't want to lose money on something that should be an easy fix.

Help, please!

We'll walk though...

You cannot run the defragmentation on a volume where the dirty bit is set - you must clear the dirty (somehow) bit first before running chkdsk.

Checking the sale but with fsutil is a good idea and you said that your disk is dirty.

He probably got the dough to a power interruption (in general), aborted restart or an abnormal termination.  None of this happen or familiar?

When XP starts, it checks to see if any volume is dirty and if any volume is dirty, XP automatically start chkdsk on it because she would like to fix it for you.

The only thing that can clear the dirty bit is a successful execution of chkdsk/r.

The following idea:

chkntfs /x c:

That puts a bit in the registry that tell XP to not even check the volume dirty bit... never, so if the disc is dirty, the auto chkdsk will not work on the disk since you already told him not to do so and it remains dirty.  Maybe this isn't a good idea unless you plan to undo it someday.  This part seems to be absent from these instructions (how to cancel it).

If I were you, I would that result than now because it it really in your best interest to leave XP check the volume and try to fix it if the bit of impurity if she set, right?  Why do you want to tell XP not to check your volumes when they could really need to check?

To cancel this order, enter the following command:

chkntfs /d (you don't have so specifies a volume).  That sets everything back to the 'normal' and also removes all pending the command chkdsk, you may have said YES to previously.

Now your volume is still dirty (you can check it again).

If your chkdsk to run at reboot and it's not clearing the dirty bit, you can see in the Event Viewer Application log to see what happened:

When chkdsk runs automatically restart, the results appear in the Event Viewer Application log.  You will need to get there after the disk check performed and XP has finished loading for the results and all the problems. If it looks like nothing, look at the report in the event log Viewer Application.

To view the logs in Event Viewer, click Start, settings, Control Panel, administrative tools, event viewer.

A shortcut to the event viewer is to click on start, run and enter in the box:

%SystemRoot%\system32\eventvwr.msc

Click OK to launch the event viewer.

Look in the Application log for a Winlogon event, something as a source (yours may be different):

Event type: Information
Event source: Winlogon
Event category: no
Event ID: 1001
Description:
Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.

One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You
may cancel the disk check, but it is strongly recommended
that you continue.
Windows will now check the disk.
CHKDSK checks Usn Journal...
Audit of the USN Journal is complete.

976751968 KB total disk space.
31923620 KB in 81911 files.
24564 Ko 5968 index.
0 KB in bad sectors.
188136 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
944615648 KB available on disk.

4 096 bytes in each allocation unit.
244187992 total allocation on the drive units.
236153912 allocation units available on disk.

Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.

Sometimes it seems that even if XP running chkdsk for you, the dirty bit still is not cleared for any reason, then simply start it yourself from the XP Recovery Console.

What I do in cases like yours to run chkdsk/r from the XP Recovery Console you can actually see what happens and watch him run (waiting).   When it's done, you can't question the impurity of the RC bit, but you can run chkdsk/r again until he come clean, and if he can, it clears the dirty bit too.  It does not hurt anything either to run chkdsk/r, even when there is no 'need' to be executed.

You can get in the RC since an authentic Windows XP installation CD, or you can make a CD of bootable XP Recovery Console if you don't know what kind of CD, you have (no XP media required).

I'd just a console RC bootable CD, so there is no doubt about what you have for a bootable media.  You can always use it again another day (it might be quite useful).

Here's how:

Boot into the Recovery Console Windows using an XP bootable installation CD.

If you have no XP bootable media (or aren't sure you have) create a bootable XP Recovery CD of Console and do not forget.

This is not the same as recovery disks that might have come with the acquisition of the system store.

You can make a bootable Recovery Console CD by downloading an ISO file and burn it to a CD.

The ISO bootable image file you need to download is called:

xp_rec_con. ISO

Download the ISO from here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ueyyzfymmig

Use a new CD and this simple and free program to burn your ISO file and create your bootable CD:

http://www.ImgBurn.com/

When you install ImgBurn, DO NOT install the Ask toolbar.

Here are some instructions for ImgBurn:

http://Forum.ImgBurn.com/index.php?showtopic=61

It would be a good idea to test your bootable CD on a computer running.

You may need to adjust the computer BIOS settings to use the CD-ROM drive as the first device to boot instead of the hard drive.  These adjustments are made before Windows tries to load.  If you miss it, you will need to restart the system again.

When you start on the CD, follow the instructions:

Press any key to boot from CD...

Installing Windows... going to pronounce.

Press 'R' to enter the Recovery Console.

Select the installation that you want to access (usually 1: C:\WINDOWS)

You may be asked to enter the password (usually empty).

You should be in the folder C:\WINDOWS.  It's the same as the

C:\Windows folder that you see in Solution Explorer.

The Recovery Console allows base as file commands: copy, rename, replace, delete, chkdsk, fixboot, fixmbr, cd, etc.

For a list of the commands in the Recovery Console, type help at the prompt of commands or read on here XP Recovery Console:

http://www.Microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/proddocs/en-us/recovery_console_cmds.mspx?mfr=true

A good idea before you start things must first verify the integrity of your file system by using the chkdsk command.

In the command prompt window, run the chkdsk command on the drive where Windows is installed to try to fix any problems on the afflicted player.

Running chkdsk is fine, even if he finds no problem.  It won't hurt anything to run it.

Assuming your boot drive is C, run the following command:

CHKDSK C: /r

Let chkdsk finish to correct the problems, he could find.

It may take a long time for chkdsk complete or they seem to be "stuck".  Be patient.  If the HARD drive led blinks always, chkdsk is something.  Keep an eye on the amount of the percentage to be sure that it is still making progress.  It may even seem to go back sometime.

You must run chkdsk/r again until it finds no error to correct.

Remove the CD, and then type "exit" to exit the RC and restart the computer.

You have not to set the BIOS to boot the disk HARD since the CD won't be.

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